Silber Art Gallery
The opening of the Silber Art Gallery in the Goucher College Athenaeum fulfilled President
Kraushaar’s vision of more than 50 years ago: to provide a suitably secure gallery dedicated
solely to the exhibition of art, both from the Goucher collection and from contemporary
artists and collectors outside the campus.
The Silber Art Gallery was made possible through the contributions of Sidney and Jean
Flah Silber. Mr. and Ms. Silber have long appreciated the capacity of the visual arts
to express meaning, communicate the insights and emotions of the individual, and convey
the character of a place, a people, and a time. They realize how powerfully art can
teach, both inside the classroom and beyond, and they understand the lessons it offers
students of the human experience and the natural world. The gallery is the new home
to Goucher’s permanent collection and its critically acclaimed program of contemporary art exhibitions.
With 1,000 square feet of exhibition space and a 21-foot ceiling, the gallery is capable
of housing large-scale art works. In addition to enabling us to display selections
from the college’s permanent collection, the gallery hosts a range of programming, from the traditional
to the experimental, featuring the work of students, emerging artists, and established
names alike.
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Current Exhibit
I hold you close
Exhibit dates:
November 21, 2024 - January 30, 2025
Image (left): Amir Pourmand
Stephanie Mercedes’ I hold you close unfolds as a haunting exploration of queer identity, resilience, and the embodied experience of vulnerability in a society that often views difference with suspicion, if not hostility. Constructed from melted weapons reformed into steel forms, these works are lit with stark floodlights and animated by sound and motorized elements, immersing viewers in a charged atmosphere that mirrors the intensity of queer existence within a violent world.
By appointment only.
Financial support and contributions provided by the Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences, the Goucher College Center for Writing, Arts and Media, the Lahey Fund, and other supporters of the contemporary arts.